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		<h2 style="text-align: center; color: white;">avast!</h2>

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		Before installing avast! uninstall all conflicting antivirus software like Norton and McAfee.

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    		<li>Click the <b>avast! Free Antivirus</b> link in Figure 2.1.</li>
				<div class="note">Note: The download may take up to 30 minutes to complete.</div>
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					<b>Figure 2.1:</b> Download avast!.<br>
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					<b>Figure 2.2:</b> Run avast! installer.<br>
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			<li>Finish the installation.</li>
			<div class="note">Note: Leave default settings.</div>
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		<br><br><br><font class="sectionheader">Registering avast!</font>
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		avast! is free, but you must register your copy.

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			<li>After installing avast! click the <b>Register your program</b> 
				button in the <b>Welcome to avast! Free Antivirus</b> window.
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			<li>Click the gray <b>SELECT</b> button in Figure 2.3.</li>
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					<b>Figure 2.3:</b> Start avast! registration.<br>
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			<li>Finish registering.</li>
			<div class="note">Note: After registering you might be asked to restart your computer.</div>
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